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Scotland’s Play Charter

Scotland’s Play Charter describes our collective commitment to play for all children and young people. Supporters of the Charter know that children have the right to play and value play as an essential part of children’s health and wellbeing as individuals and part of the community.

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Pledges to Scotland’s Play Charter

  • Simply Play
  • Forest School Leader
  • Middleton Park School
  • Canongate Youth
  • International Play Association Scotland
  • North Ayrshire Council
  • The Destiny Project
  • Gargurnnock Play Group
  • The Creativity Portal
  • Rosemount Lifelong Learning
  • St Denis’ Primary School
  • Dunblane Youth & Sports Centre Trust
  • Parsons Green Primary
  • Little Forest Friends Scotland
  • Glasgow Life
  • Smart Play Network
  • Operation Play Outdoors
  • MACS After School Care
  • Camperdown Primary School and Nursery
  • Fun Lodge After School Care
  • Falkirk Council
  • PlayBoard NI
  • Park Primary School
  • KO-NEKT (Childcare)
  • Childcare Strategy Team
  • Whiteinch Centre
  • Starcatchers
  • Mini French
  • St Rose of Lima Primary School
  • Aberlour Childcare Trust
  • St Boswells Primary School
  • Dundee and Angus College
  • Croftamie Nursery
  • Early Steps Nursery
  • Firpark Primary School
  • Toybox Children’s Centre
  • Bòrd na Gàidhlig
  • Chanonry Beaver Scouts
  • East End Empowering Stars
  • The Nurture Nursery
  • Abbey Early Years Centre
  • Dunbar Primary School Nursery
  • Earthtime for All Ltd
  • Evanton Wood Community Company
  • Busy Bees Nursery
  • Dirleton Playgroup
  • North Edinburgh Arts
  • Angus Alive
  • Scottish Government
  • Clackmannanshire Council
  • Crieff Hydro
  • Welly Walkers Childminding
  • Perth & Kinross Council
  • Dens Road Primary School
  • Support from the Start Haddington Cluster
  • Hillwood Primary School
  • Inverbrothock OOSC
  • Education Department East Dunbartonshire Council
  • Tinies
  • YouthLink Scotland
  • Outdoor Cleghorn
  • First Nursery
  • Tinto Nursery
  • Home-Start Lorn
  • Black Lion Games
  • Cosy Cottage Nursery School
  • Hyndland After School Club
  • Mud Pie
  • OSCARS Childcare
  • Grange Primary School
  • Smallworld Out of School Club
  • Living Streets Scotland
  • Erskine Stewart Melville School
  • Summerston Childcare
  • Red Harbour Events
  • Stramash
  • Clermiston Primary School and Nursery
  • University of Strathclyde
  • Little Steps Childminding
  • Play Midlothian
  • Flowerbank Early Childhood Centre
  • Murrayburn Primary School
  • East Pollockshields Out of School Care
  • 3D Drumchapel
  • Guildford Borough Council Playrangers
  • Childcare in the Community
  • Early Education UK
  • Rattray Primary School
  • Little Scallywags Nursery
  • Galleon Centre
  • St Andrew’s RC Primary School
  • St Peter’s Primary School
  • Beatlie Primary School
  • NHS Health Scotland
  • Edzell Nursery
  • Angus Council
  • Crieff Hydro Kids Club
  • Play Alloa
  • Home-Start Edinburgh West and South West
  • Aberdeenshire Council
  • Borestone Primary School
  • Udston Primary School
  • Lauriston Nursery
  • Biggar Primary School and Nursery
  • Support from the Start Tranent Cluster
  • Holy Corner Community Playgroup
  • East Dunbartonshire Council
  • Òganan Ghlaschu
  • Forestry and Land Scotland
  • Linthaugh Nursery School
  • Inclusive Play
  • Task Childcare Services
  • Support for Families
  • Movement Park
  • Bruce Family Centre
  • Towerbank ASC
  • North Edinburgh Childcare
  • St Gerard’s Nursery School
  • Doune Nursery
  • Royal Zoological Society of Scotland
  • Edinburgh Young Carers Project
  • Play Together on Pedals
  • Support from the Start Prestonpans Cluster
  • Outdoor Woodland Learning School (OWLS)
  • Gleniffer Nursery
  • Beech House Nursery
  • Child Central Training
  • The Scottish Parliament
  • Tingwall Primary School
  • Corstorphine Primary School
  • Cardonald Primary School
  • Muck Primary School
  • PEEK Project
  • Hayburn Park Association
  • Barlanark Out of School Care
  • The BIG Project
  • Burnfoot Community School
  • Quarriers
  • Leisure and Culture
  • St Martin’s Primary School and Nursery
  • Make Mess Matter
  • Holy Corner Community Group
  • Abbey Mill Childcare
  • Babysign
  • Shetland Islands Council
  • Woodlands Family Nurture Centre
  • With Kids
  • Burnbrae Primary School
  • Timberplay Scotland Ltd
  • Tarves Primary School
  • Riverside Primary School
  • Cookfur Nursery Class
  • St David’s Primary School
  • Aberdeen City Council
  • Orkney Library and Archive
  • Jordanhill Out of School Service
  • St Mary’s Nursery Class
  • Tweedbank Early Learners
  • Home-Start Kincardine
  • Kidsize Out of School Club
  • Enchanted Forest Nursery
  • Edible Estates
  • Echline Primary School and Nursery Class
  • St Charles’ Primary School
  • Parkour UK
  • CHAS
  • Step by Step Nursery
  • Upstart Scotland
  • Antonine Primary School
  • St Ninians Nursery
  • Culture & Leisure
  • Thornlie Primary School
  • Kilbarchan AAC
  • St Peter’s RC Primary School
  • Project 31
  • East Lothian Play Association
  • NHS GGC Children and Families
  • Craiglockhart After School Club
  • Leaps and Bounds Activities (LBA)
  • Newtongrange ASC
  • Highland Council
  • Parent and Infant Mental Health Scotland
  • Carli’s Kindergarten
  • Broomhill OOSC
  • Old Doune Road Nursery
  • Heathfield Primary & Early Years Centre
  • Play and Sports Limited
  • Whinhill Primary School
  • Rosetta Early Learners
  • Inspiring Scotland
  • Barnardo’s Scotland
  • Old Doune Road Nursery
  • Maxwellton Park Nursery & OSC
  • Outlet Play Resource
  • Scamps SOSC
  • St Leonard’s Primary and Nursery School
  • Aberfoyle Nursery
  • Culture NL
  • Mosstodloch Primary School
  • Playland
  • Maggie’s Childminding Service
  • Lamlash Early Years Class
  • Coastguard Club
  • High School of Dundee
  • St Paul’s Primary School
  • St George’s School for Girls
  • Borders College
  • Support from the Start Musselburgh Cluster
  • South Lanarkshire College
  • Healthy Valleys
  • West Lothian Council
  • University of the West of Scotland
  • Wardie Primary School
  • Almond Park Nursery
  • Barnardo’s APNA Project
  • Sarah Lawrence College
  • Glasgow Caledonian University
  • Siblings Together and Reunited (STAR)
  • West College Scotland
  • Pencaitland Primary School Parent Council
  • Innerwick Primary and Nursery School
  • Castlepark Primary School
  • Argyll & Bute Council
  • Arkleston Primary School
  • CALL Scotland
  • Gylemuir After School Club
  • Bridge of Weir Childcare
  • PLUS Forth Valley Ltd
  • Shetland College UHI
  • Mini Me Yoga Ambassador
  • Ayrshire College
  • Newtown Primary School
  • Scaraway Nursery School
  • Forgandenny Primary School
  • Together – Scottish Alliance for Children’s Rights
  • Bikeability
  • Fife Childcare Services
  • Clydesdale After School Care
  • Wee Gems
  • Fusion Childcare Services
  • Johnshaven School
  • St Margaret’s Primary School
  • Falkirk Community Trust Libraries
  • South Lanarkshire Council
  • ASH Scotland
  • Fenton Barns Nursery
  • Gullane After School Club
  • South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture
  • New College Lanarkshire
  • Preschool Academy
  • City of Play
  • Musselburgh Burgh Primary School
  • Fife Play Resource, Fife Play Development Team, Fife Council
  • Support from the Start North Berwick Cluster
  • Twinkle Stars Childcare
  • Melrose Primary School
  • Pirie Park Primary School
  • St Thomas Playgroup
  • Scottish Out of School Care Network
  • Scalloway Pre-School
  • Buttons & Bows Nursery School
  • East Ayrshire Council
  • Sgoil-àraich Taobh na Pàirce
  • Play Borders
  • Giffnock Nursery Class
  • Eyemouth Primary School
  • Newton Nursery
  • Oxley Park Academy
  • Argyll College
  • Edinburgh College
  • Islesburgh OOSC
  • Little Acorns
  • Simpson Primary School & Nursery Class
  • ACE Place Nursery and OSC
  • Firsthand Lothian
  • Emerald Maintenance
  • Lecropt Nursery and Bridge of Allan OOSC
  • The Wee Childcare Company Ltd
  • South Morningside Primary School and Nursery
  • Oxfordshire Play Association
  • Arran High School
  • Balornock Primary School
  • Play Torbay
  • Pilton Youth and Children’s Project
  • Alyth OOSC
  • Four Seasons Nursery
  • Pentlands Activity Camps (PAC)
  • Jennyswell Out of School Care
  • Midlothian Sure Start
  • University of Edinburgh
  • Mid Calder Primary School
  • Battlefield Primary ASC Association (BPASCA)
  • Tweeddale Youth Action
  • Fields in Trust Scotland
  • St Joseph’s Primary School
  • Muirhouse Youth Development Group
  • Healthy n Happy CDT
  • Little Lunches
  • City of Edinburgh Council
  • Flowerpots Childcare
  • Sgoil Bhaile a’ Mhanaich, Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
  • Leaps and Bounds Nursery
  • Jordanhill School
  • Ninewells Nursery
  • Law Primary School and North Berwick Nursery School
  • Kids Come First
  • Renfrewshire Council
  • Families First, North Lanarkshire Council
  • Child’s Play Nursery
  • Nurture the Play
  • Loader Monteith
  • Fife Gingerbread
  • Sciennes Primary School
  • East Park
  • Holy Cross Primary School
  • Allsorts Dornoch
  • Holmston Out of Skool Club
  • Enterprise Childcare
  • Fledglings Childminding Service
  • Crossmichael Primary School
  • NHS Forth Valley
  • Adoption UK
  • St John’s RC Primary
  • Getting Better Together
  • The Cottage Family Centre
  • NG Homes
  • Milltimber Playgroup
  • Allan’s Nursery
  • Access Parkour Ltd
  • Balmore Kindergarten Ltd
  • Clovenstone Primary School
  • Argyle Bridge Children’s Nursery
  • Wallyford Primary School
  • RHC NHS GGC
  • TICTACS After School Service
  • Edinburgh and Lothians Out of School Care Network
  • Bonding with Baby
  • Home-Start Levenmouth
  • Windygoul Primary School
  • Maddiston Primary School
  • Off Grid Kids
  • Newmains Family Learning Centre
  • Penicuik YMCA-YWCA
  • Hearts and Minds
  • City of Glasgow College
  • LINKES
  • NHS West Dunbartonshire
  • Child’s Play
  • Our Place Our Families
  • Licketyspit
  • MyParkScotland
  • Iona Primary Early Years
  • TIGERS
  • Hanover Street School
  • Bright Starts Nursery
  • Interactive Play Scotland
  • Eastmuir Primary School
  • Professional Learning Academy
  • Chatelherault Nursery & ASC
  • C.O.J.A.C. Caring Operations Joint Action Council
  • West Johnstone Early Learning and Childcare Centre
  • Holy Cross Nursery Class
  • Scottish Book Trust
  • Knightswood Primary
  • Stirling ELC
  • North United Communities
  • Home-Start East Fife
  • The Concrete Garden
  • Cairnsmoir Connections
  • Lanarkshire Childcare Services
  • Green Aspirations Scotland CIC
  • Busy Bairns Childminder
  • Perth Autism Support
  • Oxgangs Primary School
  • Cumbernauld YMCA
  • Family Fund Scotland
  • Stirling Play Services, Stirling Council
  • Fife College
  • Seamab
  • St Columba’s Junior School
  • The Yard
  • The Green Team
  • West Dunbartonshire Council
  • Adelaides Nursery
  • Whiteness Primary School
  • Impact Arts
  • North Queensferry Primary
  • Scalloway Youth & Community Centre
  • Elphinstone Primary
  • Linnvale Primary
  • Reidvale Adventure Play Association Limited
  • Prestonpans ASC
  • Cambusbarron Village Nursery
  • Roots and Shoots Highland Learning
  • Kidzcare
  • Ark Out of School Care
  • Dumfries Toy Library
  • Scottish Historic Buildings Trust
  • Glebelands Nursery
  • East Lothian Out of School Care Network
  • Support from the Start Dunbar Cluster
  • Queens Cross Housing Association
  • St David’s Primary RC
  • Seahorse Nursery
  • What’s on Inverbervie Community
  • Woodland Outdoor Kindergartens
  • Langlee Support Centre, Langlee Primary School
  • Houston Primary School
  • Liberton After School Club
  • Laura’s Little Treasures
  • Monkey Puzzle Glasgow Central
  • WHALE Arts
  • Meadowburn Primary School
  • Tiptoe’s Children’s Nursery
  • Greener Kirkcaldy
  • Cornerstone Nursery
  • Goodlyburn Primary School
  • Voluntary Action
  • Orchard Grove Kindergarten
  • Craigton Primary School
  • First 4 Kids
  • South Ayrshire Council
  • Warout Primary School
  • Parenting Across Scotland
  • Gowrie Training and Consultancy
  • Gingerbread
  • James Gillespie’s Nursery
  • Parent Action for Safe Play
  • Kinneil Primary School and Early Years Campus
  • Aberlady ELOSCN
  • Glenbervie Kindergarden
  • Bankhead After School Care Service
  • Commercial Primary School
  • SPELL
  • Creative STAR
  • Boomerang Community Centre
  • Springfield Primary School
  • Children’s Health Scotland
  • Gracemount Nursery
  • Home-Start Wigtownshire
  • Include Me 2 Club
  • Support, Help and Integration in Perthshire
  • Busby Primary School
  • Stepping Stones North
  • PlayBase
  • University of Dundee
  • Scout Association
  • Gap Childcare Services
  • EA Junior School
  • St Sylvester’s Primary School
  • Dalmilling Primary School
  • Whitburn and District Community Development Trust
  • Wellgreen Nursery, Stirling
  • Castleton Primary School
  • Stanmore House School – Capability Scotland
  • Craigour Park Primary School and Nursery
  • Cockburnspath Primary School
  • Youth Scotland
  • Auchinairn Afterschool Care & Forest School
  • St Ninian’s Primary School
  • Sacred Heart Primary School
  • Meiklewood Nursery and After School Care
  • Enable Scotland
  • Caldercuilt Primary School & Nursery
  • Fountainhall Nursery
  • East of the Sun, West of the Moon

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